FT-8 Under the Hood

FT-8 is a popular ham radio communication mode. If you are curious about how the WSJT-FT8 mode works under the hood, please watch. This was our topic for the March 9th, 2026, Beginner's Academy.

Registration is Open for the April 4th, 2026 RaDAR Rally

The RaDAR Rally is an exciting test of your portable operating skills on the first Saturday of April and November. Make five contacts and move! See www.radarrally.info for the rules and registration details. Also, join radar@groups.io. Greg Lane N4KGL is the RaDAR Rally coordinator. RaDAR, Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio, was originated by Eddie Leighton ZS6BNE in South Africa.

To register for the April 4th RaDAR Rally, see https://www.radarrally.info/

Panama City ARC Spring Tailgate Coming April 11th, 2026

Please join us as we celebrate 70 years as an organized club.  Bring gear to sell, your wallet to buy gear, or just join in conversation and share stories with your local hams.  Food will be available for a small fee.  We are planning to have a foxhunt in the area.

Location: PCARC Clubhouse

                130 N. Church Ave.

                Panama City, FL  32401

Date/Time:  April 11, 2026

                   9am to 1pm

Getting Started with Parks On The Air POTA

We are looking forward to Spring weather and activating parks with Amateur Radio. See parksontheair.com and pota.app. This was the topic of our Feb 9th, 2026, Beginner's Academy Zoom.

Winter Field Day 2026

 A number of PCARC Hams operated WFD from Sand Pond Campground. Photos by Frank KC8VKA.

Greg N4KGL operated ffrom his Daughter's backyard in Dothan.

N3FJP Logger and FLDIGI PSK31 for Winter Field Day

The Winter Field Day Amateur Radio Event is the last full weekend of January. N3FJP has a great WFD logger. You can also use FLDIGI for PSK31, a digital mode popular for WFD. These programs will work together to provide a combined log of all your contacts. This was the topic of our December 29th, 2025, Beginner's Academy Zoom.

Heads Up for Winter Field Day 2026

The Winter Field Day Amateur Radio event is Jan 24/25, 2026. See the Winter Field Day rules at winterfieldday.org. This was our Beginner's Academy Zoom topic on Dec 8th, 2026.